Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1895 — Page 8

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1HE, iNWANAPOLIS j OUPAL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1895.

CALL EARLY tkt the regular special FRIDAY SALE thin week. The qaanHtle. like the price, are mall verr mall. Small lot of Sateen rnderftklrta, lined or utilised. f2 and H were the. former price. Friday, fl.Uft. L.adle Flannelette Wravnera, fortur prlca not eonldered aniall lot only. Each, fl.lt 5. 42-lneh l'llloir Ce Mnlln, 9c. per yard. I,ot of Chenille Cover, aold at 91.2., 91.no, 1.7rt we want to aell the entire lot Friday. Kach, 7Sc. :-4 Mlver llleached 5apkln, all Linen, 91. 10 down. II lit h Colored Kiivelopea, lie parkRO All ROc Packetbooka, 29c each. In addition to the "Special" mentioned above, you fret the lienetit of the redaction on alt tnrlH affected Kood. SPKriAl..

Durinjr the montli of January and February the cot of "MAKl.VG" in the department of MADAMH 1IODGE7S will ha reduced 15 to US per cent. L. S. Ayres & Co. DRAPERY I S P L A Y See Samples in Window For Fnrhitnre Covers For Doors and Windows For Everything that Calls For Drapery and Covering. STUFFS and LACES ALL MATERIAL, ALL PRICES, ALL KIXDS, , ALL QUALITIES. wASTMAN, (r SCHLEICHER N & LEE Window Bargain Sale Every Monday. ART EMPORIUM. Telephone 500. THE K. UEBER COMPANY, 23 South Meridian Street. BUY YOUR SHOES IT , ' t '( The "FASHION" For they keep the best 10 K. PENN. ST. O.r. DM L. TON, HIGH-CLASS HATTER, BATES HOUSE, 3 $ BARGAIN SALE! MONDAY, ONLY. $1.85 Ladies' Patent Leather Tip, Lace and Button Shoes, latest style just received, custom made, sold everywhere at $2.50. C. FRIEDGEN, 19 North Pennsylvania Street. A CO CUT FOR FeTTY OFFENDERS. 1 ' Criminal Court Ofllcera Want Judge Stubba'a Jurldlctlon Enlarged.

PICTURES 1

Judjr'a McCray, Prosecutor Wiltsie and, in fACt. all connected with the Criminal Court ar In favor of an amendment to the charter granting the Judge of the city Police Court the power to try petit larceny cases. A great deal of the time of the Criminal Court. a well as that of the grand Jury, la taken witb the Investigation of uch cases. The law requires that first attention Khali be given to persons who are In jail and these are frequently so many that proper time cannot be found for biff cases. Last year an amendment was offered to the charter, having the aame purpose lit view, but It failed to pass, because Judge Busklrk had a clause attached, providing for the increase of his salary. Mnynard Wants a. Clerk. Col. J. B. Maynard, clerk of the State Printing Board, will ask for an assistant during the Legislature. He says that the law requires all supplies to be Inspected before they are turned over to the legislature, and he will be physically unable to perform this duty wUhout help. Far Fine Whiskies for Medical Purpose. GO to CASPAR HCHMALHOLZ, 29 South Meridian street. All whiskies aged by himself. Price, per bottle: Matthews. 1(483 . $2.00 W. H. Mc Braver. 1KM 2 00 V. H. McBrayer, 1S87 1K) V. H. MfBrayer. 1JS9 L!s3 Bond A LUlard. Oscar Pepper. 1.50 Lincoln County, Tennessee, 1887. .j5 Ulakemore, I.00 lilakemore. 1830 75 lonongah-la rye. 1M3.. S.oo Monongahela rye. 1SS6 1.50 Xfonongahela rye. IShS 1.25 Monongahela rye, ISSa l.oo Monongahela rye, 18 85 For larger quantities, call for price list. Jnsure your home in the Glens Fall

NEED OF INSPECTORS

COtXCIL lXVESTIGATI5fO COMMITTEE HEARS MORE FROM EXG1XEER. Defective Work Done by Contractora When Inspector Wese Aviay The Strt Commissioner. The -work of the Council investigating committee yesterday afternoon was conrlnerl entirely to the examination of City Engineer Brown, which was done in a very Informal manner. The evidence of the most Importance was the reading of a report from his assistant, Jeup, who was out examining the catch basins of the Morton-s-treet sewer. The report showed that he had examined the particular basin which was said to be faulty, and had found it to be in good condition, well built, and of good material. He also examined one of the basins where the sewer crosses Weghorst street and found it was built with only one row of bricks, Instead of two, as required by the specifications. The bricks are soft and have no mdrtar between them, and there are no brick at all on. the bottom. The Inside Is well covered with cement, and there was little leakage noticeable. Other catch basins along the line of that sewer were examined during the afternoon, but he result Is not yet known. This basin is built exactly as William Burke stated he had seen one, but which he was unable to exactly locate. This sewer was built by the Acme Paving and Contracting Company, which company sublet the contract for the catch basins to Conner & Conley. It is claimed that Conner will testify that he took the contract under an agreement with Derk De Ruiter; that he was to put in only one row of brick whenever he could . do so without being detected by the Inspector. He built this basin and two others at night, and. it is supposed the. others are built in the same manner. Comer has written to the committee that ne will testify before it as soon as he returns home. lie Is now at Hope, Ind., a mall town a short distance east of Franklin. It is probable that the discovery of the deception in this work will cause the city engineer to cut into a number of other catch basins to see if there are not others in the same condition. The subject of the possibility of there being an asphalt combination in the city was called up by a letter from D. N. Bradbury, to the effect that ex-Councilman Charles A. Gauss rould give some InformaVfn Sl?0? the effort made to keep the Trln'uHd Asphalt Refining Company out of the city. Mr. Gauss will be subpoenaed and given a chance to tell what "1 knows. Mr. Brown was asked what, if Any, conclusions he had reached in this regard, from his observations and from his estimates of the price paid at different times for asphalt pavement. He said there were a number of things which would lead him to strongly- suspect there had been a combination, but these things were in such a vague shape that he could not properly give all to the committee. He had at different times figured out as accurately a anyone except the bidder could the. cost per square yard of the asphalt streets laid during his term of office. L,t March, when there were only two companies, the War-ren-Scharf and the Western Paving Company, the bids ranged from $2.80 to $2.85 a square yard. About that time the agitation began for a change in the specifications so as to permit the use of Bermudez asphalt, an.i .immediately the bids of these two co.paniea dropped to about $2.77 a square yard. In May the Bermudez comPOiiy was allowed to bid, and the price went down to $2.42. In July it was $2.25, and soon after that Hugo Relet, representing the Trinidad Asphalt Refining Company, appeared and offered to bid. The price then dropped to $1.88, and later to $1.78. When Mr. Reld was finally permitted to bid he secured the contract for South Meridian and Louisiana, streets and Jackson Place at about $1.75. Still another drop was noticed when the bids for Washington street eastt ui nurai oireet were openeu. inis conir&ci was let at about $1.65, which Mr Brown said he believed to be below actual cost. The two other sections of Washington street were $1.93 and $2.45, the former for the section between Noble street and Michigan avenue, and the other for the fcectlon between Michigan and State avenues. On account of the large amount of macadamized street to be torn up and deep cuts to be made, Mr. Brown does not consider the bid on the west section too high, but the other, he thinks, la excessive. He said that under ordinary conditions he thought it cost about $1.75 to lay an asphalt street and that 2 would give a fair profit, but that some contractors could do the . work cheaper than others on account of being abie to handle their material and men to a better advantage. He gave these figures to the committee and left it to draw its own conclusions as to whether a combination exists or had existed. Mr. Stewart, of the firm of Stewart & Carter, of Kokomo, sent the committee a letter. In which he said he wished to correct his testimony. He said that after looking over his books he found he had paid the expenses of City Engineer Brown when he visited Kokomo, which he denied on the stand. He also made a correction in regard to the amount of commission he had paid Mr. Humphrey on the sale of stone to the city. The committee will meet again this afternoon and will consider erroneous assessments. It is quite evident that the investigation 1 into tne city arrairs nas nad one effect. The eouncilmen who are members of the committee have found it forcibly impressed upon them that -the greatest part of the poor work done by the contractors is directly traceable to -the lack of a sufficient force of inspectors to properly look after the work. The report of City Engineer Brown shows that at no time during the summer were there enough Inspectors to keep one at each of the sewers or permanent street improvements under contract, and that the average number of contracts for each inspector was a fraction less than four. Yesterday the committee took note of this condition and asked a great many questions in regard to the force of inspectors really necessary to properly look after the work. Mr. Brown said that it is almost an absolute neceesity that an asphalt expert be employed to make the chemical and physical analysis of asphalt, and superintend its preparation for the streets. The general tenor of the questions asked seemed to Indicate that the members of the com-, mittee believe a considerable increase in the number of inspectors is advisable for next summer If the work of improving the streets and building sewers is to be kept up next summer as it has In the last year. TUB STREET COMMISSIONER. Report that Mr. Fisher Will Offer ill Resignation. There Is a well-grounded rumor in the courthouse basement that Street Commissioner Fisher will retire from his office within a short time. It is said that Mr. Fisher will offer his resignation. While the expensed in this department have been far below those of the commissioner, under the Sullivan administration the Board of Works and the Mayor have not been thoroughly satisfied with the conduct of the office. Mr. Fisher has been ill much of the time he has been In charge. Some of his methods have" not met the approval of the otllelals above him. The resignation of the street commissioner, if tendered, will not' be handed In till after the Council Investigation committee completes Its report. The Hoard of Works will not appoint a new commissioner till the spring, when street work begins again, and the city wlilsave the salary of the office till that time. Garbaae Ordinance Amendment. The Council committee on public safety and comfort met last night and decided to recommend the passage of the sidewalk ordinance now before the Council. The ordinance is to correct an oversight in the existing garbage ordinance. The present ordinance does not permit the sweeping of the accumulations of dirt from the sidewalks to the streets. This ordinance amends the old one so as to allow this. The committee also considered the electrical ordinance and will recommend its passage with some amendments. The met important will be that It will allow all electrical wires now in use within the walls of buildings to remain as they are and not require that they be changed on the order of the inspector. The duties of electrical Inspector will probably be added to those already Imposed upon the superintendent of tl re-alarm telegraph. The Vacant Serneaucy. The Board of Publle Safety will probably fill the sergeancy vacancy on the police force at Us meeting next Monday. Members of the board say the rumors of numerous changes on the force ar largely from the

Imagination of the man who (furnishes the Information to the newspaers that print the reports. ALEXANDRIA'S STEEL COMPANY.

Incorporated Yesterday, with a Capital Stock of 9500,000. . The following articles of association -were filed yesterday at the office of Secretary of State: MoGIlliard & Dark Company, Indianapolis, capital stock, $10,000; directors, Martin V. McGilliard, Charles E. Dark. Albert W. Hall, Edwin Hill and J. Kirk Wright. Union Steel Company, of Alexandria, capital stock, $500,000; directors, Charles A. McPCalre, T. A. Meysenburg, George T. Cram, James I Blair. Oliver I. Garrison, H. T. Engels and Fielding W. Oliver. Madison County Belt railroad, capital stock, $150,000; . directors, Charles A. McNaire, Edwin C Cushman, T. A. Meysenburg, Fielding -W. Oliver, James L.. Blair, Oliver I Garrison and. Benjamin S. Adams. HALF DAY SESSIONS SUGGESTIONS MADE BY SOME MEM. HERS OF THE LEGISLATURE. U Afternoon for Committee Work Meeting of Executive Committee of the Lincoln League, Among the many other matters talked of by the Solons that will gather In the Statehouse next week is the suggestion to discontinue all-day sessions, confining the meetings, for a partof the season, at least, to the mornings. It is claimed by some that much more work can be accomplished in the half-day sesilon than by taking up a full day. With the afternoon for committee work, it is urged that the business before the Legislature could be expedited. It is difficult to secure good attendance at committee meetings held at night, while the theaters and social attractions hold out so many Inducements to the lawmaker away from home. Most of the effective work of a Legislature, It Is shown, Is donfe in the committee room, and where committees are dilatory a great deal of time -is lost by the body, from which the committees aro appointed. There Is much of a disposition on the part of legislators, as it Is, to kill time. Some of those who favor half-day sessions ar confident that If their plan prevails, the Legislature will be able to accomplish all that Is necessary and adjourn within thirty days, thus establishing an unusually good record. It is recalled that in the latter part of the sixties, a Legislature Confined Itself to morning sessions and was enabled to transact more business than legislatures accustomed to all-day sessions. The committee meetings in the afternoon were well attended and there was little delay in legislation. Another feature of the session to which reference is made was a committee appointed to advance important bills. Unimportant measures were thrown aside by this committee In order to bring legislative matters of moment promptly before the houses., . Lincoln Leng-ne Meeting.. The executive committee and the district managers of the State Lincoln League held a meeting at the Denison House yesterday afternoon for the purpose of considering arrangements for the annual meeting of the league, which will take place In this city In February. . Those present were Marcus R. Sulzer, of Madison president; H. Q. Houghton, of the . Second district; J. J. W'ingate, of the Fourth district; U. B. Hunt, of the Sixth; W. H. Ripley, of the Seventh; A. N. Hlggins, of the Eighth; John R. Hadley, of the Eleventh, and B. F. Walker, of the Twelfth. The discussion of the arrangements for the annual meeting included the possibility of a banquet, which Mr. Sulzer thinks could be held in a creditable manner if the Indianapolis Republicans would take hold of the matter and push It. Mr. Sulzer comments on the efficiency of the league and pays it a high compliment when he says, "The Democrats know a good thing when they see it, and they are now preparing to adopt our plaji." He says the organization of Lincoln League clubs, will be pushed this year to a greater extent than ever before. The president was authorized to appoint a committee of five to arrange a programme for the annual meeting. i . - School Board Investigation. . The proposed investigation of the School Board by a committee from the Legislature is almost assured, 'judging from expressions of the Solons. There has been some talk of an organized effort to head off the investigation, but members of both houses from Marion cor-ty say. that no influence can be brought to bear on them. THE BISHOP'S FUNERAL. Somber Draplngr of Purple andJlinek at St. Panl's. The usually bright interior of St. Paul's Church has given place to somber draping of black and royal purple. All things are in readiness for the sacred rites to be conducted this afternoon over the remains of the late Bishop Knickerbacker. The decorations were completed last night. Everywhere the black and purple hangs in festoons from the arches or twinesabout the pillars. The casket will occupy a position immediately In front of the chancel, which Is seDarated from the body of the church by a screen draped In dark hangings. Back of the chancel the dark drapings will be relieved by masses of flowers. The chancel will be illr-mined by candles. Arrangements were yestrday made for the State officials to attend the service in a body. At 12:30 o'clock to-day they will assemble at the Governor's office. Yesterday afternoon the ' body of the late Bishop was removed from his bedroom to the library of his home, where none were admitted except the family and visiting bishops. At the service this afternoon the procession will leave the robing room in the following order: The choir, the clergy from other dioceses, the clergy of the diocese (junior priores), the attending bishops. The burial service, under the direction of Rt. Rev. D. S. Tuttle, S. T. D., Bishop of Missouri, will be conducted as follows: Precessional, "The Son of God Goes Forth to War;" opening sentences; anthem, chanted antiphonaily ; tne lesson; anthem, "The Sun Shall no More be Thy Light;" address, Bishop Tuttle; hymn, collects, benediction, nunc dlmittls, recessional hymn, "Hark, Hark, my Soul." The procession will leave the church in the following order: Attending bishops, pallbearers, the . hearse, the family, the chaplain and standing committees, the archdeacon and deans, the clergy, diocesan boards and parish vestries, ex-President Harrison and United States Senator Turpie, Governor Matthews, Mayor ' Denny, President of Council Cooper, citizens. At the grave the following order of services will be observed: The sentences, committal: "I Heard a Voice from Heaven." (Rev. James P. Stanley; the prayers, benediction, "Gloria in Excelsls." The ushers are Myron D. King, Robert C. Browning. T. C. Moore, Charles Maguire. of-St. Paul's Church; Albert Michie, of Grace Cathedral; William A. Van Buren, of Christ Church; Charles Stilz, of Church of the Holy Innocents. The following bishops are here to attend the funeral: B shops T. N. Dudley of Louisville, Boyd Vincent of Cincinnati, W. A. Leonard of Cleveland, E. R. Atwell of Kansas City, D. K. Tuttle of St. Louis, C. C. Grafton of Fond du Lac, Wis., E. S. Thomas of Topeka, Kan., W. K. McLaren of Chicago, Alexander Burgess of Peoria, 111., George T. Seymour of Springfield, O., Charles R. Hale of Cairo, 111., M. R. Gilbert of St. Paul, Minn., and George D. Gillispie of Grand Rapids, Mich. St. Andrew Deplore His Loss. The local assembly of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew met last night and passed resolutions deploring the loss of Bishop Knickerbacker, who had shown so much interest and had ' expressed so much confidence in the work of the brotherhood. The sympathy of the brotherhood was extended to Mrs. Knickerbacker. The committee on resolutions was composed of Messrs. Frank L. Hingham. William H. Archdeacon, Fred A. Lorenz and Frederick Pain. Volunteer Firemen Officer. The Volunteer Firemen's Association met last night and elected the following officers: President, li. F. Gresh; vice president, George W. Pitts; secretary and treasurer, T. W. Brouse. The following committee was appointed to arrange for an entertainment next month, the proceeds to be applied to 4Tie beneficiary fund: Gen. John Coburri.. Johrr W. Petty. Daniel Kiley, Trttmas W. Brouse, George W, Pitts,

GRAND JOEY AFFAIRS

LOTTERY VENDORS AND SUBURBAN GAMBLERS ARE NERVOUS. Work Expected, of the New Inquisitorial Body Court Case Allowed to Drop. The names of the men paneled for the new January grand Jury, were freely discussed yesterday. The prevailing opinion is that several matters previously ignored by grand Juries will now receive attention. One man was heard to say: "Pity the saloon law violators, If that jury gets in," and the man to whom he was talking replied: "Powell himself couldn't have selected a better lot of names." . Prosecutor Wlltsie is absolutely dumb when asked what matters are to be considered. He says the law wouldn't allow him to talk if he wished to. But, not from Mr. Wiltsie, it is learned that the lottery question Is to receive attention. It has been an open secret here for some time that a, big business in lottery tickets is being carried on. Business has been particularly brisk since gambling has been stopped. Solicitors for lotteries have been going about among the business houses and an effort will be made to indict the responsible agent. These solicitors instead of offering lottery tickets under their proper name call them "ice" and the bargain Is for ("ice." A. contract for five pounds of Ice Is equivalent to a $3 lottery ticket. Another matter, which will be called to the attention of the grand jury is the , gambling houses and dives of different kinds outside the Jurisdiction of the city. In West Indianapolis there are several places running, to which the eports of this city flock: The liquor laws are also violated in. the suburbs. One Job which the grand jury is to have on hand is the investigation of drug stores suspected of violating the liquor laws. The police claim they cannot reach this class ot violators so they have prepared the names of behind-the-perscrlptlon-counter visitors, which will be submitted to the grand jury. Every once in a while,' the public hears of the arrest of some person, and later hears that the same person has been indicted by the grand jury and then nothing more is heard of the case. There are scores of such cases on the docket of the Criminal oourt, some of them having been there for two or three years. There is no record telling why these cases have never been brought to trial, but the presumption is that the prosecutor had some reason for not asking it. Since Mr. Wiltsie has been in ortice, he has been frequently asked regarding such cases. Of course he does not known anything about them, as they came up while Mr. Holtzman was prosecutor. It nas been alleged that there are a number ot cases, dead as It were, because of some influence which the accused had. There is one incident recalled where a well-known attorney was arrested and indicted for an outrage upon a young girl, but he has never been tried. A son of a well-known family was also Indicted for a heinous crime, but he has never been tried, although the crime :s alleged to have happened nearly two years ago. The young man, .as well as the attorney, are out on bond at present. The aumber of similar cases could be multiplied. Prosecutor Wiltsie has decided. to give them attention as much as possible, but the Criminal Court is so burdened that ne says he does not see how It would be possible for any man to attend to all the cases that come ur. Yesterday he said: "I brieve my predecessors were honest men and I now for che first time appreciate , the position In which they were placed. The Criminal Court is overworked and the reports that L have ever criticised unfavorably my predecessor, are false. I believe he did everj thing he possibly could to clear up the docaet. Of course there was a time just before election when not much was going on, but all the courts suffered in the same way. Stories have been brought to me since I Came into 'office about cases that have not been prosecuted. It shall be my aim to attend to as many cases as possible, and I hope to be able to call up a num-. ber of old cases for disposition, cases which Mr. Holtzman was unable to have attended to." . Judge McCray, of the Criminal Court, has oeen criticised by a few attorneys, during the last few days, for statements which he is alleged to have made regarding the possible work to be considered by the new grand jury. It has been said that as a judge, he should have said nothing which would lead anyone to surmise the matters tor consideration. Judge McCray states that he has been somewhat misquoted. All the talking which he has done was regarding matters well known to the public and that he has been careful not to say anything which would Interfere with the work of the jurors. Some time ago, after D. M. Bradbury made his startling charges, without offering any evidence, that the Board of Works and :ity officials were corrupt, it was stated that Mr. Bradbury would be taken to task In a legal -way-for his indiscreet remarks before the Council investigating committee. Bradbury showed considerable spleen, but was wholly unable to cite anything' to prove what he said. There is some talk of members of the Board of Works or other city officials appearing before the grand jury and srivine evidence. The errand jury will have many important matters before it and the character of men who compose the boay, leads city officials to believe that Bradbury's recent talk will be considered. The case of perjury which the Investigating committee of the Council believes will lie against one or more of the witnesses before It, will also be investigated by the grand jury in all probability. THE BYNUM CASE. CouR-ressmen Do Not Believe tiie Federal Statutes Cover It. A dispatch from the Journal's Washington correspondent last night says that a majority of the Indiana delegation in Congress lean to the opinion that the federal statutes do not explicitly cover the case of the alleged attempt to bribe Congressman Bynum. Section 5450 of the Revised Statutes declares that any person who bribes or attempts to bribe a member of Congress "with Intent to Influence his vote or decision on any question, matter, cause or proceeding which may be at any time pending In either house of Congress or before any committee thereof, shall be fined not less than three times the amount of the bribe and given not more than three years imprisonment." Itwlll be seen that there is nothing in the statute to cover an attempt to bribe a member of the House for an appointment to office. Section 5151, applying to officers of the government, would fit the case, except that a member of Congress is not an officer of the government clothed with executive power, which is the sense of that section. The charges made by Mr. Bynum involved appointments solely and not legislation, which is the sole function of a member of Congress. It is pointed out, however, that nominations to the offices for which Mr. Bynum was approached, are clearly within th-j scope of Section 5450, in this, that nominations go to the Senate and are By that body referred to appropriate committees before which interested members of either house can appear and exert influences; that a nomination can be held to be one of the "matters which may be pending in either house or befora any committee thereof." SHE IS NOT INSANE. Evidence of Two Physician In the Attn Nan net Case. Atta Xaanes's trial was continued before the jury In the Criminal Court yesterday. The case is expected to reach the jurors to-day. There Is but one question for them to decide, and that Is as to her sanity. Her attorneys have offered no evidence to indicate that she did not steal several hundred dollars worth of jewelry and dresses from Mrs. Christian, of West Xorth street, but have taken all of their time trying to prove that their client is insane and irresponsible. All during the trial yesterday Atta Naanes sat motionless in a chair by the side of Police Matron Buchanan, with her eyes fixed upon the figures of the linoleum at her feet. She was deaf to all the evidence and blind to all the attention which she attracted, for the court room was filled with people, who strained their necks in an endeavor to catch a glimpse of the girl. She had to be supported to and from her chair during the noon hour, and even then moved along with seeming; difficulty.

It was the opinion of all who saw her that if she is shamming insanity she is playing her part well. After hearing the evidence of the Stat there was little doubt of the defendant's guilt. Her attorney then attempted to show' by several witnesses that she was deranged and that she inherited insanity from her mother, who was an inmate at one time of the Central Insane Hospital. Evidence was also introduced to show that Atta Naanes has acted strangely since her arrest; that she has screamed and sobbed for hours at a time; that she has lain unconscious for hours at a time, and that she has a mania for stealing. On rebuttal, the State introduced Drs. Carson and Klmberlain, who examined her while she was acting the strangest at the county jail. To them the defendant complained of a soreness in the back, and said her spine at one time had been injured. The Doctors told how they had laid a trap for her. She complained of one particular spot below the shoulder being very sore, and she would scream when they touched her there. One physician thumped her on the shoulder while the other examined this spot, and while her attention was attracted to the thumping she complained of no pain. The Doctors said if the spot had been sore the thumping would not have relieved her suffering. Neither physician believed her insane, but they said at the time they made the examination she was In poor health. , During the cross examination which followed the girl's attorney intimated that Judge McCray had sent Dr. Klmberlain to the- jail for the purpose of obtaining testimony against his client. The court called the attorney to account for his language and explained that Dr. Kimberlaln'B visit was made purely for humane reasons, as he was desirous of learning whether the defendant was really able to attend trial. The attorney then made an elaborate apology to the court for his intimation. Te testimony dosed last evening and the argument will begin this morning. , BENTON COUNTY'S BONDS.

Holders Compelled to Sue for Payment In the Federnl Court. The case of George A, Braun against the Board of Commissioners of Benton county Is on trial before Judge Baker, of the United States District Court. The plaintiff, who is a .Toledo capitalist, bought $20,000 worth of Benton county gravely road bonds. They were made due and payable at thebanking house of Wlnslow, Lanier & Co.. the financial agents for Indiana in New York. When the interest fell due the bondholders presented the coupons for payment. The county refused to pay the interest or principal or any part of It on, the grounds that the bonds constituted no indebtedness against the county, and that they were only payable out of the assessments levied on the .land along the gravel roads. After the bonds had been sold and the county had received the money the persons against whom the assessments had been levied secured an Injunction In the local court of Benton county enjoining the collection of the same. The county therefore holds that it is not liable to pay the bond3 at all. The attorneys for the bondholders aver that the bonds are what is claimed on their facethe bonds of Benton county: that the statute expressly provides that the Board of Commissioners shajl issue the bonds of the -county; that it limits the amount of such bonds to a certain per cent, of the taxable property of the entire county; that the road is only authorized to be built upon its appearing to the Board of Commissioners that Che thoroughfare is a county road and of public utility to all the citizens of the county. Further, that the injunction against the collection of the assessment does not affect the bondholders, because they were not parties to the suit, and knew nothing about it, and that suit was brought long after the bonds had been, sold by the county and the money for them received and used by the county. The argument consumed the entire day and will be continued this morning. Albert J. , BeVerldge opened the argument for the bondholders, and attorney Frazier, of Fowler, and Byrort K. Elliott replied on behalf of the county. The bondholders are represented by W. H. Rossington. of Topeka, Kan.; W. H. Harris, of Toledo, and Albert J. Beveridge, of this city. . v A JUDGMENT AGAINST MACKEY. Decree Entered In Favor of an At sifgnce for $108,918.79. A judgment for $108,918.79 was yesterday entered on the clerk's dockets of the United States Court against David J. Mackey. the railroad magnate. Suit was brought in the United States Court to recover the amount by William Cromwell, assignee of H. I. Nicholas & Co., New York brokers and bankers. The principal of the judgment represented money borrowed by Mr. Mackey before the bankers failed a year ago. University Ha an Inanrance Draft. The Advance Manufacturing Company yesterday brought suit in the Superior Court, to recover from DePauw University and George H. McCaslin, trustee, $110 and a draft for $679, alleged to be due the plaintiff. In April, 1894, the plaintiff purchased from the university and the trustees, the real estate and the plant of the D. E. Stone Furniture Company. There was a mortgage of $8,000 on the property, which the plaintiff assumed. In August of the same year the buildings of the plant were damaged by fire, but. there was an insurance on . tho property largely in excess of the debt secured by the mortgage, which was assigned to the defendant. It was necessary for the defendant to indorse the drafts for the insurance, before collections could be made. Plaintiff claims to have overpaid the amount due the defendant in the sum of $110, and also claims that the university has a draft for insurance, amounting to $679, which the trustees refuse to relinquish Mr. Diets' Pitiful Story. Mrs. Minnie Dietz told a pitiful tale In Police Court yesterday morning when arraigned on a charge of disturbing" the peace. Her twin babies were recently taken from her and placed in the care of the. Board of Children's Guardians. She went to the home and demanded to see them. She said she was crying in front of the place on account of the refusal of her request, when Cfficer Elster, the home's police officer, mistreated her. tearing her gloves and hurting her arm. Elster denied that he had mistreated her. She was released on her prom'se to create no more disturbance at the home. He Was Good Just n Week. Cora Snethen, who was married to Abraham S. Snethen, at Delphi, in October, 1890, yesterday filed a complaint, asking the court to dissolve the contract. She alleges that her husband has treated her unkindly and that , he has abandoned her. Eliza Wheeler filed a complaint for divorce, in the Superior Court, yesterday afternoon, against her husband, Charles Wheeler. They were married Sept. 8, 1893, and the plaintiff alleges that one week after the ceremony, he beat and kicked her in an inhuman manner and that he has continued to mistreat her ever since. She Suffered from Lockjaw. Peate Harvey yesterday brought suit in the Superior Court, against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for $10,000. The plaintiff alleges that. In January. 1893, while a passenger on a train from Dayton, she was severely injured in a collision which occurred near Irvlngton. She says her wrist and ankle were sprained and she has since suffered from lockjaw as a result of the accident. A New Trial Aaked. A motion for a new trial In the SchultzMetzger case was made, yesterday,, to Judge Harvey. A few days ago, Wllliam Schultz was allowed $1,000 as damages for injuries received in a gas explosion in a building at the corner of Pennsylvania and North streets, owned by Mrs. Metzger. Attorneys for the defendant have asked a new trial. Stevens' Cane Dtamlssed. The Superior Court in general term yesterday dismissed the suit of John T. Stevens against the State. Stevens lives at Columbus He alleged that the State was Indebted to him for painting the insane hospial at Logansport. He will probably take his case to the Legislature. Claim Against the State. People having claims against the State of Indiana will be heard by the Superior Judges of Marion county the first week In October, 1S95. New Snlt Filed. John Black vs. Charles F. Smith; foreclosure mechanc's lien. Circuit Court. . . 1 4 1 C 1..... Cora Baeinen vs. auraimui ounutii, complaint for divorce. Superior Court, Room 2. Pearle E. Harvey vs. Pennsylvania' Railroad Company; complaint for damages. Superior Court, Room 3. Stoughton J. Fletcher vs. Ievl F. Adams; comp'.aint on note. Circuit Court. Connecticut Life Insurance Company vs. Christine L. Morris; complaint on mortgage. Circuit Court. Eliza Wheeler vs. Charles Wheeler; complaint for divorce. Superior Court, Roora i.

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School Board Remove Children from I Gaston Building;, 'v - ! I Rv firdxr nf the School Board the swbool hnr"rii vpwtArrlav rpmoved f rontt ' the building at th corner of Delaware and Ohio streets, owned by Dr. Gaston, over which the . fire escaoe difficulty arose a short time ago. The children are now, quar tered in one of the Rickettsi buildings recently purchased by the board. The commhtee on buildings and grounds, on. which" the making of such leases devolve. Is composed of Commissioners Roth, Russe and. publican member. At the time the lease was made Mr. Blackledge was not informed of 11 until tne matter was given iv in the rorm or a commixiee irun. xe V-t V. r,.l;Hrm r,f fho hi Hlrtinip- nri ftJlC 1,117 V1HIVJ1 l..'. v. ' protested against its being used for school purposes, nut. 10 no avail, j v.ij - . $65 a month for it and is bound for a year s board for the money. lie claims that as .1 , , I.,. ..n 1 . ...1 .. tne lease was mane iiri iuii ruuhicuso , : V..,;i41 or Via ! T f fA sponsible if the board afterward concludes that the building is not suitable. STATE INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS. A Rate hy Central TruOlc Association The Meetings.' The Central Traffic Association has made a rate of one and one-tnlrd fare to the Indiana Industrial Congress which convenes in Indianapolis next week. Certificates foi return must be signed by Secretary Ken-, nedy, of the State Board of Agriculture. The following societies hold their annual sessions next Tuesday and Wednesday: Delegate State Board of Agriculture, Tuesday, Room 12, Statehouse; Indiana Wool Growers' Association, Tuesday, 1:30 p. mRoom 12, Statehouse; the Indiana Engineering Society, Tuesday, 10:30 a. m., Marion County Courthouse; Indiana Short-horn Breeders' Association, Tuesday, 2 p. m.. Room 11, Statehouse; lnaiana Swine Breeders' Association, Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.. Room 12, Statehouse; Indiana Bee-keepers' Association, Wednesday, 9 a, m., Statehouse; Indiana Highway Improvement Association, Tuesday, 10 a. m.. Room 93 Statehouse. -MARION IS AtfON(i TIIElf. Only Three Countlea That Have Palled to Slake Settlement. Treasurer A. C. Boyce, of Benton count y. made his settlement with the Auditor of State yesterday and filed the usual protest. Treasurer Boyce was the plaintiff In the fee and salary case recently decided by the Superior Court. He paid to the State Audi tor yesterday the sum of $22,082.60, retain ing $10,611.50 in accordance with the new law. He filed a protest against the collection of the full amount, insisting and claiming fees and compensation under the statute' enacted prior 10 1891, and under which treasurers made settlements prior to the passage of the act of 1891. fixing the compensation and prescribing the duties of certain State and county officers. Alien county yesterday paid in $88,802.07 and retained $49,218.3 for school revenue. Air of the counties of the State have settled with the Auditor except Marion, Vigo and St. Joseph. PRESS CLUH OFFICERS. W. K. Landl Elected President' at the Annual Meeting; Yesterday. The Press Club held its annual meeting yesterday afternoon, and after hearing reports elected the following olJicers for 1895: President W. K. Landls. Vice PresidenU-E. P. BicknelL Secretary Laura A. Smith. Treasurer Hilton V. Brown. Custodian T. E. Hibben. Librarian J. G. Kingsbury. Board of Directors H. S. New, J. P. Hernaday, Arthur C. White, J. W. Piercy and W. H. Kaylor. The . club will move into new quarters shortly, and various locations were discussed. The annual entertainment of the club is now being arranged, and the committee having it in charge will meet Sunday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock, at the club rooms. Mr. Landis, who succeeds Mr. Hornaday as president of the club, Is the Indiana correspondent, for the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. Meuslea Epidemic In the City. This city i now afflicted with the greatest epidemic of measles ever known here. Cases are being reported at the rate of nearly fifty a day, and it is claimed that not over 20 oer cent, are reDorted. which would make the new cases reach nearly 1 Z5U daily. Only two or three deaths have been reported. The weekly average of scarlet fever and diphtheria cases is not over a dozen. It is claimed that there are a large number of cases of typhoid fever, but they are seldom reported Xo the Board of Health, although an order to that effect is in force. The Governor Message. Governor Matthews hopes to have his message to the Legislature completed by Saturday morning. For more than a week he has worked incessantly upon the document, Seeing no visitors and leaving his labors only long enough to look after the ryost pressing executive matters. First Baptist New Pastor. A telegram was, received from J. D. Ellison, pastor-elect of the First Baptist Church of this city, stating that he left Jersey City yesterday for Indianapolis and will arrive in this city at noon to-day. He will commence his labors as pastor of the church on Sunday next. Dnnlap'i Celebrated Hats At Seaton's Hat Store. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fair Highest Medal and Diploma.

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